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Cathy Stauffer

Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting Founder
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Cathy Stauffer is the owner of Cathy Stauffer Consulting, a consultancy which advises executives on strategic brand positioning, retail and consumer strategies and trends, with an emphasis on consumer technology. Ms. Stauffer has more than 25 years of marketing and merchandising experience, leading and building brands in retail and consumer technology. Previously, she has served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President at Gateway Computers, a US $4 billion multi-channel PC manufacturer that also included the e-Machines brand. Prior to that, she held various roles including President and Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Marketing at Good Guys, a regional specialty retailer of consumer electronics, which she helped grow into a US $1 billion dollar business. At Good Guys, Ms. Stauffer oversaw all audio and video categories, including plasma and LCD HDTVs, video components, digital cameras, home and mobile audio, MP3 players, wireless phones and accessories. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History
2005 - present Founder
Cathy Stauffer Consulting
2004 - 2005 Chief Marketing Officer and SVP
Gateway, Inc.
1997 - 2004 President
Good Guys
1997 - 2003 President
Good Guys, Inc.

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Radio Shack to Game Shack – Why Not? | 09-21-2007
Analysis of: Radio Shack may dive into video games | www.dallasnews.com
Author: Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting

I can think of more reasons why than why not.  I’m not saying Radio Shack should copy GameStop but they could clearly build on what they’ve done, and invent something even more interesting. Nintendo didn’t just take market share from Playstation and Xbox with the Wii, they expanded the market,...

The iPhone – is it fair to be the first? | 09-07-2007
Analysis of: Apple stock falls after iPhone price cut | news.yahoo.com
Author: Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting

Is the privilege of being one of the first to get a highly anticipated, highly coveted item worth paying a premium?  Going into it, many (most) would say yes. After the fact people get agitated. So Apple did something - offered an in-store credit – most would prefer cash - and even went so far...

Portable GPS sales explode and returns start to come down – a wonderful combination. | 09-07-2007
Analysis of: Garmin, Magellan Gain Share in Q2 | www.twice.com
Author: Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting

In Q2 the global GPS market more than doubled, and in the U.S. the mobile GPS market grew by almost 300%. As prices come down and portable GPS systems become less of a considered purchase and more of an impulse purchase, sales will continue to grow at an outstanding rate. On the flipside of this explosive...

Is there a place for Radio Shack? | 02-05-2007
Analysis of: Ahead of the Bell: RadioShack | www.businessweek.com
Author: Cathy Stauffer, Founder, Cathy Stauffer Consulting

There can be. In the spirit of first things first, cleaning up their operations, processes and balance sheet is absolutely necessary. It’s key to creating a solid foundation to support their next step – injecting vision, creativity and badly needed brand personality into their small stores, and making...

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